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History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Union
Obelisk
Sculpture
Union County Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Union County Confederate Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 25, 1907.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite and marble; Base: granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 9 x 9 ft.
Inscription:
(On southeast face:) TRUTH COURAGE/AND PATRIOTISM/ENDURE FOREVER. (On northwest face:) THESE WERE MEN WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES AND FORTUNES/TO HOME AND COUNTRY:/IN VINDICATION OF THOSE SACRED RIGHTS/RESERVED TO THE STATES/AND GUARANTEED BY THE/FEDERAL CONSTITUTION/AS ADOPTED AND RATIFIED/BY/SOUTH CAROLINA/MAY 28, 1788 (On southwest face:) IN MEMORY OF THE/CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS/OF UNION COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
Description:
Rough-hewn obelisk stands on a square base and a three-tiered platform. A small pyramid of cannon balls tops the obelisk and a band of stars encircles the center. Decorative reliefs on the base include a cannon, crossed sabers, crossed rifles and a flag on a broken flagpole. The years "1861" and "1865" appear on opposite sides of the lower portion of the obelisk.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Civil War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Union
Obelisk
Sculpture
Owner:
Union County, Union County Courthouse, Union, South Carolina 29370
Remarks:
The sculpture contains a time capsule to be opened March 12, 2085. A low, iron fence stands around the work. For related reading, see "Confederate Monuments and Markers in South Carolina," by Mrs. James Stuart Land, Columbia, published under the auspices of the South Carolina Daughters of the Confederacy, 1956.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS SC000230
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